How many words are in Around the World in Eighty Days?
by Jules Verne · 1872 · Science Fiction
63,334
Word count
4 hr 26 min
Reading time
254
Est. pages
1872
Published
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is approximately 63,334 wordslong. At an average reading speed of 238 words per minute, that's about 4 hr 26 min of reading spread across several sittings. First published in 1872, it sits in the Science Fiction category.
Typical science fiction novels run 90,000–125,000 words, with a sweet spot around 100,000–115,000. At 63,334 words, Around the World in Eighty Days comes in below the typical range — closer to a novella in length.
Source: Word count computed from the Project Gutenberg plain-text edition (eBook #103); reflects this public-domain English translation · referenceVerified 2026-06-21
Science Fiction novels of similar length
| Title | Author | Word count |
|---|---|---|
| Brave New World | Aldous Huxley | 63,766 |
| Foundation | Isaac Asimov | 64,995 |
| The War of the Worlds | H.G. Wells | 59,796 |
| A Princess of Mars | Edgar Rice Burroughs | 67,436 |
| The First Men in the Moon | H.G. Wells | 68,391 |
| Frankenstein | Mary Shelley | 74,861 |